Flatiron rest



C. r. WETTER' FLATIRON REST Filed June 19. 1922 "june 24 1924.

INVENTOR. W

ATTORNEY;

Patented June 24, 1924.

CAROLINE '1'. WET'I'ER, MILWAUKEE, WISCONSIN.

FLATIRON nns'r.

Application filed .Tune 19, 1922. Serial No. 569,189.

To all whom it may concern.

Be it known that I, CAROLINE T. WETTER, a citizen of the United States,and resident of Milwaukee, in the county of Milwaukee and State ofWisconsin, have invented new and useful Improvements in Flatiron Rests,of which the following is a description, reference being had to theaccompanyin drawings, which are a part of this speci cation.

This invention relates to a flat iron rest and has for its particularobject to provide convenient means for removably attaching the rest toan ironing board.

Another object of this invention is to provide a flat iron rest, thebody portion of which may be made of metal and so arranged that the heatwill be greatly dissipated and not conducted to the ironing board orother support.

The invention furthermore consists in a novel construction, combinationand arrangement of arts more fully hereinafter described and illustratedin the accompanying specification and drawings.

In the drawings Figure 1 is a top plan view of a fiat iron restconstructed in accordance with this invention.

Fig. 2 is a section taken on the plane indicated by the line 22 in Fig.1.

Fig. 3 is a section taken on the plane indicated by the line 3-3 in Fig.1, and

Fig. 4 is a section of a modified form of construction.

Referring now more particularly to the drawings wherein like referencecharacters indicate like parts it will be seen that the flat iron restconsists of a body portion 10 which is formed preferably of metal, thesurface of which is interrupted by a plurality of oppositely extendingprojections 11, thus producing a coarse serrated surface and materiallyincreasing heat dissipation.

Reference character 12 indicates an ironing board or other support, andfor the purpose of removably securing the device to the ironing boardthere are provided hook members 13 which extend through tubular shapedhousings or beaded portions 14 and 15 formed by suitably bending thebodyof the rest. The outer end of the hook members 13 are shaped to engagethe edge of the ironing board and their inner ends are connected bycoiled springs 16.

It should be noted that the edge of the body portion of the device isrolled to form the housing 14, while the housing 15 is formed ad acent,but spaced from the other edge of the body. Furthermore, the housing 15extends entirely from one side of the body, thus raising the body atthis side and causing the same to incline downwardly toward the otheredge thereof. Therefore,

when the iron is placed upon the rest it tends by gravity to move towardthe housmg or beaded edge 14, this edge 14 acting as a stop therefor.The edge of the body ad- Jacent the tubular housing 15 is indicated bythe reference character 17 and is inclined so that it engages thesurface of the ironing board 12 whereby an iron may be convenlently slidup this surface and onto the rest. The ends of the tubular housing orbeaded portlons 14 and 15 of the body are bent as at 18 to formrestricted openings, whereby the attaching members. 13 will be preventedfrom becomlng disengaged from the body. To assist in dissipating theheat of the 1ron, the body of the rest may be perforated at suitableintervals, such as illustrated at 19 'in Fig. 1. These perforationstogether with the serrated surface formed by the oppositely extendingprojections 11 will permit sufficient air to pass under the iron fordissipating a great amount of its heat.

Referring now to Fig. 4 wherein there is illustrated a modified formofconstruction it will be seen that the rest comprises a body portion 20bent to form an edge 21 for retaining the iron thereon. Suitablydisposed depressions 22 pressed from one side of the body, space thebody from the ironing board 12. Preferably formed inte grally with thebody are spring clamping members 23 which engage under the edge of theironing board in a manner similar to the hooks in the first form of thisinvention. Owing to the fact that the device will be made out of thinspring metal these clamping members 23 may conveniently be sprung overthe edge of the board and the device held firmly in place. As in thefirst form of construction the body portion may be suitably formed andperforated to assist in heat dissipation.

The manner in which the preferred embodiment of this invention may beused will be immediately apparent. It should be noted, however, thatowing to the coiled spring connection between the hook members 13 thesemembers may be extended to engage ironing boards of various widths. Inany event the springs 16 and the shanks of the hook members 13 areguided in the housings or beaded portions 14 and 15. The iron may bemoved upon the rest by reason of the inclined surface 17 and when uponthe rest engages the crest of the outwardly extending projections 11.The beaded portion 14,

- as mentioned hereinbefore acts as a stop against which the ironnormally rests.

While the details of construction described and illustrated herein havebeen found to be efficient and practical in every respect it is notintended that this invention be unnecessarily limited, but reservationis made to make such changes in details of construction as may comewithin the purview of the accompanying claims.

Having thus described the invention What is claimed is:

1. In a flat iron rest, a body portion formed of sheet metal with aplurality of oppositely extending projections, said body being bent toform a pair of longitudinally extending hollow beaded portions, themetal 2 beyond one of said beaded portions projecting laterally anddownwardly from one side of said body to form an inclined extension, andresilient attaching members guided by said beaded portions, whereby saidrests may be removably secured to an ironing board.

2. In a flat iron rest of the class described, a metallic body portionsuitably perforated and provided with oppositely extendingPITOJGCtlOIlS, tubular beaded portions formed longitudinally of saidbody, one of said beaded portions being disposed adjacent the edge ofsaid body and extending from one face thereof and forming .a lateralextension for inclining said body, the metal of the body. being extendedbeyond this bead ed portion to form an inclined extension, andresiliently connected attaching hooks guided in said tubular beadedportions for removably securing said rest to an ironing board.

In testimony whereof, ll affix my signature.

eAaoLiNn 'r. WETTER.

